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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ampelopsis glandulosa   FAMILY Vitaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata   FAMILY Vitaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Ampelopsis glandulosa

INCLUDING New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)

Ampelopsis heterophylla var. brevipedunculata

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-03-002:

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata   FAMILY Vitaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Ampelopsis heterophylla

 

COMMON NAME:
Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine


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image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140523_135

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140523_136

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

It is difficult to distinguish from a native grape based on leaf shape alone.

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140523_138

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Leaves may have multiple incised, rounded to scalloped lobes, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140523_174

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140528_225

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Young twigs pubescent, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140528_251

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140528_255

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140609_671

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140609_679

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Raised dots (lenticels) become corky and reddish, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140609_682

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

New stems whitish green, smooth to lightly hairy, with swollen nodes, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140609_684

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Leaves heart-shaped in outline but variable in form, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140610_693695

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Pith is white, while native grape pith is brown, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140622_137

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm100717_061

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm100717_065

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Flowers in numerous tiny-branched clusters (cymes) opposite new leaves, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm100717_067

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Leaves simple and palmately veined (grape-like), 3(-5) lobed, per Weakley's Flora (2012).


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image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm150804_569

August    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Multi-colored fruits look like porcelain balls, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm150804_571

August    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Calyx saucer-shaped, lobes usually obsolete. Petals separate, greenish-yellow, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Ampelopsis glandulosa, Porcelain-berry, Amur Peppervine

JK Marlow    jkm140930_982983b

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Fruits vary from white to yellow to pastel shades of green, blue and purple, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ampelopsis glandulosa   FAMILY Vitaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata   FAMILY Vitaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ampelopsis glandulosa

INCLUDING New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)
Ampelopsis heterophylla var. brevipedunculata

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 120-03-002:
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata   FAMILY Vitaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ampelopsis heterophylla

 

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Climbing woody vine
Perennial
Polygamous

Habitat: Riverbanks, thickets and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: northeast Asia

Uncommon in NC & in GA Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA & SC)

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy-white
Radially symmetrical
Saucer-shaped calyx, lobes usually obsolete
5 petals
5 stamens, abortive in pistillate flowers
Superior ovary
Bisexual & unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue/ Purple/ White/ Yellowish
Drupe

 

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